Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in November 2016!
The category for this month is:
Region
North & Central Europe
We will begin with a one-day vote to determine the region. As soon as the region is determined nominations will commence. Nominations can be set in any region, but they should be written by an author from that region.
The region vote will close exactly one day from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count.
Region votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of regions minus one - i.e. SEVEN. You may give each region one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast.
Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. If there is a tie, first listed wins by default (the regions are re-arranged each time in a specific set cyclical order).
Notes:
-Regions are named in the poll and colour-coded on the map. Region names are generalities and not exact. As eligible regions dwindle, be careful to compare them with ineligible regions and the map to be clear on a region's area.
-If a country or territory is too small to show regional colour on the map, it will be part of the region closest to it physically and culturally. If you are unsure, just ask.
-Previously chosen regions currently ineligible:
Latin America
Central Asia, East Europe & Russia
Canada & the U.S.A.
North Africa & The Middle East
Southeast Asia
Portugal, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain & France
Once the region is determined:
-Nominations will run for three days.-
You may offer up to two nominations. All nominees will move forward to the vote with no need for support from others.
Once nominations are complete, voting will begin and also occur in this thread.
-Voting will then run for four days.-
I will make a post to open voting. The vote will close exactly four days from that post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count.
Votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of nominees minus one, which will be specified when the vote begins. You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. If you vote for the winner it is hoped that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion.
Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved in favour of the selection that was nominated first.
What is literature for the purposes of this club? A superior work of lasting merit that enriches the mind. Often it is important, challenging, critically acclaimed. It may be from ancient times to today; it may be from anywhere in the world; it may be obscure or famous, short or long; it may be a story, a novel, a play, a poem, an essay or another written form. If you are unsure if a work would be considered literature, just ask!
The floor is now open!
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Region voting is closed. Final results:
- Sub Saharan Africa
Votes- 0
- Southeast Europe
Votes- 0
- North & Central Europe
Votes- 7
- Ireland & The U.K.
Votes- 6
- The South Pacific
Votes- 0
- Japan
Votes- 4
- The Korean Peninsula, Mongolia & China
Votes- 3
- South Asia
Votes- 0
Nominations are closed. Voting is closed. Final results:
- The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse, Germany
Post / Goodreads / 547 Pages / Votes- 5
- The Forty Days of Musa Dagh by Franz Werfel, Austria
Post / Goodreads / 871 Pages / Votes- 3
- Anecdotes of Destiny by Isak Dinesen, Denmark
Post / Goodreads / 250 Pages / Votes- 4
- Stone Upon Stone by Wiesław Myśliwski as translated by Bill Johnston, Poland
Post / Goodreads / 537 Pages / Votes- 1
- The Door by Magda Szabó in the NYRB Classics edition and the introduction, Hungary
Post / Goodreads / 288 Pages / Votes- 6
- Pan by Knut Hamsun, Norway
Post / Goodreads / 160 Pages / Votes- 4